Resilient insert strip for drop seat garments



E. EscHELBAcHR 2,485,268

RESILIENT INSERT STRIP FOR DROP SEAT GARMENTS.

Oct. 1,8, 1949.l

Filed June 23, 1947 Pig; l-

IN VEN TOR.

Patented Oct. 18, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RESILIEN T INSERTSTRIP FOR DROP SEAT GARMENTS f 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a resilientinsert strip for a drop seat garment.

This is a substitute application in place of my abandoned applicationfiled on November 2, 1943, Serial No. 508,670.

More specifically, the invention proposes the provision of an easticinsert in the drop seat of childrens pajamas, underwear, or similargarments worn by children or adults which are held in a raised positionby cooperative buttons and buttonholes, in a manner so that the elasticinsert will take up all stresses and strains and prevent the buttonsfrom being torn from the garment under these stresses and strains.

Still further, the invention proposes cutting away a portion of the dropseat and setting the elastic insert into this cutaway area in a mannerso that the top and bottom edges of the elastic insert may be attachedto the adjacent edges of the material of the drop seat outlining the cutaway area.

A further object of this invention proposes the provision of a novelmeans for limiting stretching of the elastic insert, in a manner toprevent it from being excessively stretched destroying its elasticqualities.

It is a further object of this invention to manufacture a drop seatgarment having an elastic insert in its drop seat which is simple anddurable and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth,

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of a pair of childrens pajamas havinga drop seat provided with a resilient insert according to thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 2 2 ofFig. l.

Fig. 3 is a rear view similar to a portion of Fig. 1, but illustrating amodification of the invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 ofFig. 3.

' Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of a portion of the dropseat.

The resilient insert strip for drop seat garments, according to thisinvention, is illustrated on the drawing applied to a pair of childrenspajamas I0 of conventional construction and having a drop seat I I. Thisis merely by way of i1- lustration, as the elastic insert may also beapplied to childrens underwear or other similar garments adapted to beworn by children or adults. The top edge of the' drop seat II is formedwith a plurality of'spa'ced button holes I2 engageable withcomplementary buttons I3 mounted upon the body of the pajamas I0 forholding the drop seat in its raised position.

A portion of the drop seat II has been cutaway at a point below the topedge thereof, and an insert of elastic material I 4 is set into this cutaway area. The top and bottom edges of the elastic insert I 4 aresecured to the adjacent edges of the drop seat by means of stitches I5.

Horizontal tapes I6 are extended along the attached adjacent edges ofthe elastic insert I4 and the drop seat I I. These tapes are secured inposition by lines of stitches II. If desired the tapes I6 may be leftoff with merely the stitches I5 securing together the adjacent edges ofthe elastic insert I4 and the drop seat I I.

The feature of the construction resides in the fact that when thebuttons I3 and the button holes I2 are engaged for holding the drop seatin its raised position, the elastic insert I4 will take up al1 stressesand strains, preventing these stresses and strains from tearing thebuttons I3 from the body of the pajamas Ill.

In Figs. 3 and 4, a modification of the invention is illustrated inwhich a means is provided for limiting stretching of the elastic insertI4 so as to prevent the elastic insert from being excessively stretcheddestroying its elastic qualities.

This means includes spaced vertically arranged y tapes 20. Each tape 20has its top edge securely attached to the top edge of the elastic insertI4 by means of the stitches l5. The free bottom end of each tape 2l) isformed with a plurality of vertically spaced snap fastener elements ZI.These snap fastener elements 2l are selectively engageable with acomplementary snap fastener element 22 mounted in position upon thebottom edge of the elastic insert I4.

The snap fastener elements 2| and 22-permit the :bottom ends of thetapes 20 to be held in various slack conditions, limiting the distancethe elastic insert I4 may stretch before the tape 20 becomes tautlimiting further stretching of the elastic insert I4.

In Fig. 5 the elastic insert I4 is shown to be bound by an edge binding24, stitched above and below the elastic insert I4 at 25, so as topermit a free transverse stretch of the elastic insert I4.

This binding edge 24 gives a nshed appearance to the drop seat.

It is to be understood that the strip i4 and their reinforcing stitchesmay be made resilient either in a vertical, horizontal or bothdirections and made of any suitable resilient material or of thematerial of the garment.`

They may extend to the upper edge of the drop seat. The elastic strip I4may be incorporated above the seat portion of any garment other than thedrop seat type and extend across the entire back of the garment or onlya portion thereoft In other respects this form of the invention issimilar to that previously shown and like reference numerals identifylike parts in each of the several Views.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modications coming Within the scope of the invention asdened in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A drop seat for a garment having a horizontal insert of elastic`material set into the seat at a f tapes are attached and beneath thefree end of each tape, and a line of vertically spaced complementaryfastener elements mounted on the free end of each of said tapes andselectively engageable with the respective single fastener element forlimiting the vertical stretching of the elastic insert.

EMANUEL ESCHELBACHER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,190,590 Rood July 11, 19161,368,800 Hook Feb. 15, 1921 1,405,962 Atkinson Feb. '7, 1922 1,638,922Cunningham et al. Aug. 16, 192'?

